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-### Calamares: Distribution-Independent Installer Framework
+# Calamares: Distribution-Independent Installer Framework
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### Building (Vanilla)
-See [wiki](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki) for up to date
-[building](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki/Develop-Guide)
-and [deployment](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki/Deploy-Guide)
-instructions.
+Clone Calamares from GitHub. The default branch is called *calamares*.
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/calamares/calamares.git
+```
+
+Calamares is a KDE-Frameworks and Qt-based, C++14, CMake-built application.
+The dependencies are explainged in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+## Contributing to Calamares
+
+Calamares welcomes PRs. New issues are welcome, too.
+There are both the Calamares **core** repository (this one),
+and an *extensions** repository ([Calamares extensions](https://github.com/calamares/calamares-extensions).
+
+Contributions to code, modules, documentation, the wiki and the website are all welcome.
+There is more information in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
+
+## Join the Conversation
+
+GitHub Issues are **one** place for discussing Calamares if there are concrete
+problems or a new feature to discuss.
+
+Regular Calamares development chit-chat happens on old-school IRC
+(no registration required). Responsiveness is best during the day
+in Europe, but feel free to idle.
+
+[![Visit our IRC channel](https://kiwiirc.com/buttons/webchat.freenode.net/calamares.png)](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channel=#calamares?nick=guest|)